Hyderabad,
Nov 7; Hyderabad will be soon the permanent venue for the most prestigious
biennial International Children Film Festival of India (ICFFI). The historic
city of Hyderabad, the capital of Telangana, the youngest Indian State, has
been hosting the global event since long and the 20th ICFFI is being launched
at a colourful function tomorrow.
On
the eve of the opening of the festival, the Minister for Cinematography of the
Telangana State,Mr Talasani Srinivas Yadav, inaugurated the media centre at the
Prasad's Imax in the city this afternoon. Addressing the media persons later,
the Minister said that efforts are being on to make the city the permanent
venue for the global festival and the youngest State of the country is too
happy to host it. Extending a warm welcome to the delegates from various
countries gathering here for the week-long mega event, Talasani Srinivas Yadav
said that the films selected for the festival are being screened in all parts
of the State, including 13 screens in Hyderabad city.
The
Minister felt that the festival largely helps generate creativity among the
small kids. The city that has all the facilities like the gaming city and IT
corridor has all the necessary qualities to host the international film
festival.
ICFFI is one of the largest and most colorful children's film festivals in the world. A unique feature of the festival is its audience, the children travel from little villages and towns from across India to view high quality children's films that they would never be exposed to otherwise. Eminent guests and directors drawn from different parts of the world gather in Hyderabad and share their experiences. ICFFI is dedicated to these little delegates and to those imaginative film-makers who attempt to make films for the toughest audience of all – children.
Chief
Executive Officer of the ICFFI Shravan Kumar is of the opinion that the
children film festival is an event apart, particularly the 20th ICFFI, as large
number of countries are taking part in this year's festival. Little directors
from 31 countries are participating in this event, he added. Observing that the
people of Telangana are film savvy and have been favouring the children's films
since long.
Commissioner
of Information and Public Relations Navin Mittal explained the arrangements
being made for the 20th International Children Film Festival of India and said
that the children's film "School Chalega" will be screened after the
inauguration of the event at Shilpa Kala Thoranam tomorrow.
-Press note
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